Andrew Johnson (1808-1875)

17th President of the United States (1865-1869)

He was preceded in the Presidency by Abraham Lincoln, stepping in after Lincoln was assassinated. He served one term in office for the Republican Party and was succeeded in 1869 by Ulysses S. Grant. Having originally been Lincoln's Vice-President, he served his term without one. He is famous as the first President to be impeached in office and has gone down in history as one of the worst U.S. Presidents. He and his wife were the parents of five children all of whom lived to adulthood.

Parents

Jacob Johnson

Capt. Jacob Johnson, Inn Stableman & Sexton, of Raleigh, North Carolina

1778-1812

Mary (McDonough) Johnson

Mrs "Polly" (McDonough) Johnson

1783-1856

Spouse

Eliza (McCardle) Johnson

Mrs Eliza (McCardle) Johnson, First Lady of the United States

1810-1876

Children

Martha (Johnson) Patterson

Mrs Martha (Johnson) Patterson

1828-1901

Charles Johnson

Assistant-Surgeon of the Middle Tennessee Union Infantry

1830-1863

Mary (Johnson) Brown

Mrs Mary (Johnson) Stover, Brown

1832-1883

Robert Johnson

State Legislator & Colonel of the First Tennessee Union Cavalry

1834-1869

Andrew Johnson Jr.

Andrew Johnson Jr., of Greeneville, Tennessee

1852-1879

Associated Houses

The White House

Washington D.C.